and at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. and in turkey the main pro kurdish opposition party v h d p has elected a new leader is somebody lawmaker pair of in bold on and says merely the only candidates will be new co-leaders of the second largest opposition party in turkey's parliament hold on husband was murdered after the turkish government said it had a list of people who were funding the outlawed p k k party the killer was never identified. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner os mud to hunt here she died on sunday of a cardiac arrest in lahore at age sixty six campaigned tirelessly for democracy and free speech in pakistan she faced many death threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of the conservative muslim majority country. and german chancellor angela merkel has vowed to serve another

stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. in turkey the main pro kurdish opposition party the h d p has elected new leaders lawmaker peven bold and says. the only candidates will be the new co-leaders of the second largest opposition party in turkey's parliament the vote follows a crackdown on the party for alleged terror links that led to the jailing of its former leaders and hundreds of arrests. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner. she died on sunday of a cardiac arrest and lahore at age sixty six to hunger campaign tirelessly for democracy and free speech in pakistan and she faced many death threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of the conservative muslim majority country. german chancellor angela merkel has vowed to serve another four year term despite growing criticism within her conservative bloc many contend that she granted too many concessions in a coalition deal but the center left social democrats to end month

and at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday and no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered quote severe blows to iran and syria with saturday's air strikes which israel carried out after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting iran backed positions inside syria. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner. she died on saturday of a cardiac arrest in the whore at age sixty six to hunger campaign tirelessly for democracy and free speech and pakistan she faced many death threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of a conservative muslim majority country. south africa is preparing to mark the hundredth anniversary of nelson mandela's birth but at the governing african national congress party is in th

stories making news around the world at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. manned mars government says it will take action against ten members of the security forces and six villagers suspected of massacring will hinge on muslims it's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this move is not connected to a boy who was a news report on the mass and excuse me on the massacre which prompted two journalists to be present. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered severe blows to iran and syria was saturday's airstrikes that comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting iran back positions inside of syria. here in germany it's carnival season thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate and many

at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the just spewed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered severe blows to iran and syria which saturday's airstrikes it comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting the wrong box positions inside syria. and here in germany it is carnival season thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities by creating huge floats for the parade on rose monday and this year the jewish community in distilled are is joining the. i revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring doesn't this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the je

that are making news around the world at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out this assault. on mars government says it will take action against ten members of the security forces and six militarist suspected of massacring rohingya muslims it's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this group is not connected to a reuters news report on the massacre over which two journalists were west it. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered so vera blows to iran and syria who saturday's airstrikes comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way our day two of the winter games kick started with a big win for one of the olympics youngest athletes seventeen year old ren gerard produced a surprise victory in the men's slopestyle and in the united states its first gold medal. himself admitted fourth place at the olympic

serpent's the i assigned to be carrying out a campaign of terror on its territory for decades the indian army has always faced . determined intelligence effort to. send militants across the border into kashmir to train up. many of them have been armed trained financed equipped and occasionally even offset by the pakistani military the pakistani i.s.i. has embarked upon what has been described in pakistani literature as a war of death by a thousand cuts we learned never to underestimate the enemy for general assad to ronnie the former head of pakistan intelligence using any means to defeat the enemy is justified for me any yes it can be thought of particular purpose. durani served in the military for four decades and as the intelligence chief he was responsible for pakistan's strategy against india. every yes if you do not have enough conventional a suit because of a lot of your enemy. you do not rely on a conventional response. and among those assets mujahedeen fighters allies of pakistan who in one thousand nine hundred eighty s. had been waging war in neighboring afghanistan when the soviet

propose it would be prepared to seize power by force that the may have been infiltrated the indian national army. and that's he regrets that's the muslim league hasn't organized in the same way so we're talking a serious mistrust at this point yet i think this indicates complete breakdown in trust between between the two poles season and the you know it's the leadership of those policies new delhi and although the scene looks quite gentle and nehru had first come together to fight the british now they were fighting each other disturbances against the muslim leave the danger of life by nine hundred forty six any hope of a united india had evaporated or about god but i believe the service of every muslim on him the break down at the top of the indian politics was mirrored on the streets as tension spilled over into violence. chaos erupted in major cities first because of a grim audio post by british an indian probe during the worst drought in the history of calcutta. road vantec in many places higher pitched battles continued between muslims and window for muslims the fear of being ruled by hindus

india's defense minister has warned that pakistan will pay following an attack on an indian army camp at least one parent the soldier was killed off to fight as opened fire near the camp in indian controlled kashmir and attack happened just hours after government troops ended a two day gun battle at a separate on the camp where five soldiers and one civilian were killed in just to report. smoke rises above a paramilitary camp in indian administered kashmir is largest city police say two fighters started shooting from a nearby location several buildings were evacuated and the area has been cleared of all civilians investigators say they are in control of the situation with and gone to started around one thirty two they have been or not the congress or what is in them but it will be up to the expected to do good things and then i knew that if you really want to see how we do on these injured you are to be gone than from the moment of these just hours earlier government troops into the gun battle inside another military camp in the regions jumbo area of these three fighters were killed a

the daughter of two indian army doctors she was an excellent student who went to high school for threeon vacation to visit my cousins with my mom and my mom's sister lives here. we came to my cousins' school. i'm 13, vanity is peeking at this moment. i walk into the high school at cedar rapids. i was like, they don't wear uniforms here. i'm like that's what i want to do. i said, mom, i want to go to school here because i think it will be better for my future and my education. and my mom agreed. >> reporter: she bought that? >> then i stayed back for about three or four years. >> reporter: when 16-year-old priyanka returned to india, life took a turn, thanks to a sneaky move by her mom. is it true your mom submitted you to miss india, put your head shot in? >> yeah. >> reporter: so it wasn't your idea. >> no, first of all i didn't think i was pretty. second of all i was very shy. i was only confident in debates. 2000, i don't know what came over my mom. she didn't think about it. just sent them in. did not expect a call back. we got a call back. >> reporter: then is spiraled out of cont

fight his open fire near the camp in indian controlled kashmir the attack happened just hours after government troops ended a two day gun battle at a separate army camp where five soldiers and one civilian were killed imtiaz tayeb reports. smoke rises above a paramilitary camp in indian administered kashmir is largest city srinagar police say two fighters started shooting from a nearby location several buildings were evacuated and the area has been cleared of all civilians investigators say they are in control of the situation with and going to start their own one of the rules they have been for not for the congress will think what is in them but it will be on the expected to do good things will think that even if they do you really want to see that he do on his injured you know to be gone than from the long distances just hours earlier government troops into the gun battle inside another military camp in the regions jumbo area of these three fighters were killed and in the attack that began at dawn on saturday because fear has suffered a rest for years several of the armed groups have been fighting for independence since the late one nine hundr

well hundreds of indian troops are battling armed fighters inside an army base in indian administered kashmir for a second straight day it hackers breached the military compound early on saturday at least nine people including three of the fighters have been killed shot ballasts reports. soldiers prepare for battle inside the base an indian administered kashmir they were ambushed by an unknown number of find is in a pre-dawn raid on saturday commanders say the from jesse mohamad which wants pakistan to control kashmir. professional. operation army taking all precautions. and we don't want to. attack a shot at guards on the perimeter before moving toward soldiers homes inside the camp indian security forces evacuated families while helicopters search for the intruders hundreds of reinforcements were called in india's army chief lowin to monitor the operation. jerusha mohammed has a history of stoking teaches between india and pakistan the group was founded by message seen here in two thousand after release from prison in exchange for passengers of a hijacked indian airlines plane sixte

hundreds of indian troops are battling fighters inside an army base in indian administered kashmir for a second straight day the attackers breached the military compound early on saturday at least nine people including three of the fighters have been killed in the assault in the city of jama charlotte ellis reports. soldiers prepare for battle inside the base an indian administered kashmir they were ambushed by an unknown number of find is in a pre-dawn raid on saturday commanders say the from jesse mohamad which wants pakistan to control kashmir. and that. professionally of. operation army is taking all precautions. and we don't want to. attack a shot at guards on the perimeter before moving toward soldiers homes inside the camp indian security forces evacuated families while helicopters search for the intruders hundreds of reinforcements were called in india's army chief lowin to monitor the operation. mohammed has a history of stoking teaches between india and pakistan the group was founded by message seen here in two thousand after release from prison in exchange for passengers a h

army is taking all precautions. and we don't want anything. attackers shot at guards on the perimeter before moving toward soldiers' homes inside the camp indian security forces evacuated families while helicopters search for the intruders hundreds of reinforcements were called in india's army chief flow when to monitor your peroration. generation mohammed has a history of stoking teaches between india and pakistan the group was founded by mehsud seen here in two thousand after release from prison in exchange for passengers of a hijacked indian airlines plane sixteen years later he launched the deadliest assaults on indian security forces into decay it too was a predawn ambush on a military base in indian administered kashmir nine hundred soldiers were killed. india accuses pakistan of supporting such attacks pakistan denies the allegations kashmir has been disputed since independence nine hundred forty seven pakistan and india claim is in full rule isn't possible. and both continued to defeat the territories bellus. a human rights activist known as the iron lady of pakistan has died. suffered a heart attack in the eastern city of lahore late

at least eighty four indian schools have been forced to close off the border shelling by the pakistani army in the disputed himalayan region of kashmir and india says four of its soldiers were killed in the strikes in the rajoy district on monday your sector said rex tillerson has held talks with the bee and the president and bogota person praise colombia's after stackless drugs trade and assured one manual santos he was would continue to offer support president trump had previously threatened to withdraw assistance in the war against drugs unless colombia dramatically cuts cocaine production. and billionaire entrepreneur. plans the cold balls have taken another step forward as companies space x. have successfully endorses most powerful your rockets yet its cargo was a shiny red tesla car with a mannequin as its passenger as i had learned i'll be back with the news hour after we return to al-jazeera why. somalia has been without government for the last twenty three years. of the children. old people. government officials local decisions but. every time when you know go to get a good governm

at least eighty four indian schools have been forced to close off the border shelling by the pakistani army in the disputed himalayan region of kashmir india says four that saunders were killed in the strikes in the jew district on monday which injured another soldier and a number of civilians or violence last month also closed several schools. as are the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with us inside story is coming up next thank you very much for watching. we'll corsica turning to francis cats and president emmanuel mccall has begun a two day visit to the mediterranean island where there is growing demand for greater autonomy from france as separatist movements rise across europe how will it affect this region this is inside story.

at least eighty four indian schools have been forced to close off the border shelling by the pakistani army in the disputed himalayan region of kashmir india says for that saunders were killed in the strikes in the judy district on monday which injured another soldier and a number of civilians or violence last month also closed several schools. as are the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with us inside story is coming up next thank you very much for watching. will corsica turning to francis catalonia president emmanuel mccall has began a two day visit to the mediterranean island where there is growing demand for greater autonomy from france as separatist movements rise across europe how will it affect this region this is inside story. though and welcome to the program fully back to full scotland and catalonia are well known hotspots in europe for the struggle for independence but they are many other secessionist movements across the continent some seeking to break away others simply wanting more say in france the island of corsica has long sought to have greater autonomy from the central

armies would be in. there is no suggestion at the moment that the indian military will be sent in but they have been there before. as ever, it is difficult to know what will happen next in this situation, given what you have just said. absolutely. we have had this u—turn from the supreme courtjudges and at the same time there is a great deal of international pressure for this state of emergency to be lifted. russia from the united nations, the us, britain, india, they have all come together to say that something must be done and this must be resolved. at the moment, the opposition leaders in sri lanka have no intention to fly to the maldives. at the same time, the president is confident he has the support of the army. how long that last is the big question and we will be watching the situation as it develops. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: division two's newport county travel to wembley for their money—spinning fourth round replay against premier league giants tottenham in the fa cup. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the fi

army .-ellipsis feel nuclear weapons and telling the indians if they engage in a limited strike there's always a chance something could get out of hand that could trigger nuclear -- so it's not espousing a doctrine it's leaving a risk of something going wrong so what we see is a grim and ugly stability but one where both actors are trying to manage and manipulate. so this i think is the good news and the bad news. the good news being a grim and ugly but dangerous and real stability in the bad news. strategic actors are searching for innovative ways of facing other measures. their spheres of loose nukes and losing control of the emerging india try competition. >> thank you. we close out this portion of the conversation with remarks from page. >> and amy. i'm honored to be here with you tonight as part of an amazing group. i want to round out our discussion by talking about my research on inducement and how inducements affect the nuclear reversal process i what it means for the current international environment. my research finds that positive inducement are more effective than negative. getting

people living in indian administered kashmir say their villages have been destroyed by shells fired by the pakistani army cross border firing has forced many to leave their homes and close dozens of schools dora gave a report. this is what's left of two hundred sixty one homes in jura farm a remote village in indian administered kashmir is less than three hundred meters from the so-called line of control the unofficial buddhist separating regions of kashmir run by india and pakistan people here say the pakistani army shouldn't target civilian areas. a lot of damage has been done we are left with nothing no cattle no food or clothes everything is gone and we just want peace. to move it one hundred people have fled the violence they are now living in this makeshift camp where resources are scarce let us not allow. our entire villages being destroyed and it's been a fortnight now since we migrated we are facing immense difficulties we are short of food others dealing with grief as well as hunger. but the shelling started at six thirty in the morning two shells landed inside a house my wife was killed and me

soldiers' homes inside the camp indian security forces evacuated families while helicopters search for the intruders hundreds of reinforcements were called in india's army chief lowin to monitor the operation. jerusha mohammed has a history of stoking teaches between india and pakistan the group was founded by mehsud asar seen here in two thousand after release from prison in exchange for passengers a hijacked indian airlines plane sixteen years later he launched the deadliest assault on indian security forces into decay it too was a predawn ambush on a military base in indian administered kashmir nine hundred soldiers were killed. india accuses pakistan of supporting such attacks pakistan denies the allegations kashmir has been disputed since independence in one thousand nine hundred seven pakistan and india claim is in full rulers in part. and both continued to defeat and the territory challenged balance which is a. small change for the second largest opposition party in turkey which the government accuses of being linked to what it calls kurdish terrorists the pro kurdish people's democratic party is holding its annual congress in ankara it selective

basically much larger army, pakistan has forward deployed battlefield nuclear weapons, telling the indians if i engage in a limit conventional strike there's a chance that something could debt out of hand on the palefield that could trigger nuclear escalation so pushing nukes forward and leaving a risk of something going unacceptably wrong that witness still indian poile policymakers well see the grim ugly stability but in which both actors are trying manage and manipulate. india trying to escape and pakistan trying to fortify the fat tuesday quo through nuclear postures. this is the good news and bad news this good news, film, ugly, dangerous but real stability. the beside knaus being that strategic actors who want to get around the stability are searching for innovative ways and then facing countermeasures. there's other things we can talk about here. , "being seen a proliferation risk, fear of lose nukes and losing crowell of weapons in the heat of chaos and crisis and the emerging india-china competition. >>> i leave it here for now and look forward to questions. >> thank you. we close

military camp in indian controlled kashmir at least one paramilitary soldier has been killed if that comes just hours after government troops ended a two day gun battle at a separate army camp where five soldiers and one civilian were killed in test time reports. smoke rises above a paramilitary camp in indian administered kashmir is largest city police say two fighters started shooting from a nearby location several buildings were evacuated and the area has been cleared of all civilians investigators say very control of the situation than going to start their own bang for. the or not the congress or what is in them but it will be on the expect to do good things to think that even if they don't really want to go to do all these injured you know because on the front lines of these just hours earlier government troops into the gun battle inside another military camp in the regions area of its three fighters were killed and in the attack that began that dawn on saturday this rear has suffered a rest for years several of the armed groups have been fighting for independence since the late one nine hundred eighty s. the himalayan region is divided between india and its rival

. >>> staying overseas, at least five indian soldiers are dead in addition to one civilian after a group of heavily armed militants stormed an armyrt of india. they're blaming a pakistan based militant group. the militants were killed following a bloody fire fight that lasted more than 24 hours. the pakistani based group have carried out similar attacks. it's the latest in the wage over control of the cashmere region. >>> coming up next on "msnbc live," a white house yet again in crisis. accusations of spousal abuse. >> they were making the rounds this weekend in support of chief of staff john kelly as his future at the white house now comes into question over his handling of the porter issue. what may be next for kelly? and what this latest controversy could mean for the president's big push on infrastructure this week. "morning joe," everyone, just moments away. at walgreens, we'll help you save more with zero dollar copays on select plans and reward points on prescriptions. so no matter where you're going or who you are, it's worth the trip. we'll help you find low cost prescriptions including zero dollar copays on select medi

israeli act of aggression israeli army says it struck twelve uranium targets inside syria including an ad defense system. there in germany is making the first visit by an indian prime minister to the palestinian territories a trip to the west bank as part of a three nation tour to strengthen ties with the middle east. north korea's leader kim jong un has extended a rare invitation to the south korean president mungy and to visit pyongyang the two countries have been holding talks on the sidelines of the winter olympics in china. turkey's military is establishing a new position in syria's in the province of spot of efforts to expand the so-called deescalation zone the state news agency says troops have been deployed to todd to come on russian forces are expected to position themselves six kilometers outside the town and they want to create a line dividing syrian government forces and opposition fighters to prevent contact rebel held it libya's been the site of intense bombardment and ground fighting in recent weeks. egyptian state media says the country's security readiness has been raised to its highest level after the military launched an operation against g

descendents of soldiers who served at little big horn, army veterans themselves who came to standing on to apologize for the role of their ancestors in the indianwars. i discuss it in the book as well, to me that's most profound thing that came out of standing rock. one of the most profound things that is happen in terms of the ongoing conflict between the red and white men in this country. it opens the door to reconciling america's original sin. it happened at standing rock may think that means a lot. that's where the story starts and ends. >> while you are in georgia you may want to take a look at the cherokee better capital in our state, they want us date decision that said they could keep their land and we took it all away from the. >> i do think back to the ceremony and standing rock in 16 i think the doors are now open and we are all "blood brothers" in terms of the shared history that we have. >> i was struck by the fact that once the native americans were put on the reservations they were not allowed to hunt in the had no food were given very limited portions. how could anyone expect them to survive and thrive? do you have any idea what

soldiers who served at the little bighorn, army veterans themselves who came to standing rock to apologize to lakota elders for the role of their ancestors in the indianwars. and i discuss this in my book as well. to me, that's the most profound thing that came out of standing rock, and one of the most profound things that's happened in terms of, you know, the cause of the ongoing conflict between the red and white man in this country. and i think it opens the door on reconcile ising our meaning -- america's original sin which is the trawl of native americans. it happened at standing rock, i think that means a lot. that's where this story starts and ends. >> right over here. >> while you're near georgia, you might want to -- here in georgia, you might want to take a look at the cherokee, they won a supreme court decision that said they could keep their land, and we took it all away from them. >> yeah, another really sad story. but i do think, again, back to thisser ceremony in standing ro, in 2016 i think the door is now open on healing this rift. you know, we are all blood brothers in terms of this shared bloody history that we have. and sisters too.

soldiers who served at little big horn, army veterans themselves who came to standing rock to apologize to lakota elders for the role of their ancestors in the indian wars. i discussed this in my book as well. to me that is the most profound thing that came out of standing rock and one of the most profound things in terms of the ongoing conflict between the red and white men in this country and opens the door on reconciling america's original sin, betrayal of native americans, it happened to standing rock and that means a lot, that is where the story starts and ends. >> right over here. while you are here in georgia you might once to take a look at the cherokee, they won a supreme court decision saying they could keep their land and we took it away from them. >> another really sad story. but i do think back to the ceremony and standing rock, the door is now open on this rift, we are all blood brothers in terms of this shared bloodied history, and sisters too. >> i was kind of struck by the fact that once the native americans were put on the reservations, they were not allowed to really hunt and had no food and were given very limited portions. do y

indian administered kashmir is less than three hundred metres from the so-called line of control the unofficial buddhist separated regions of kashmir run by india and pakistan people here say the pakistani army shouldn't target civilian areas. a lot of damage has been done we are left with nothing no cattle no food or clothes everything is gone and we just want peace. moving one hundred people have fled the violence there now living in this makeshift camp where resources are scarce. our entire village has been destroyed and it's been a fortnight now since we migrated we are facing immense difficulties we are short of food. others dealing with grief as well as hunger. the shelling started at six thirty in the morning two shells landed inside our house my wife was killed and me and my some were injured the fire hit us inside our home. kashmir has been divided between india and pakistan since one thousand nine hundred forty seven and remains a hotly disputed territory analysts say incidents of cross border firing along the line of control are increasing and there are several reasons for this reductions coming up it's not you know look it may be election year no numbers in sight she want to. liv

indians who are not very happy about having their land taken. they have geopolitical rivals in spain and france. the militia is absolutely essential. you don't have to use horses, you don't have an armyomes notjust important for its military function but it becomes everything from the boy scouts and the rotary club all rolled into one, it becomes an essential building block of local communities. guns have presumably evolved since the 18th century, have the gun laws? we have always had gun laws, there is nothing new about regulating firearms. america carried forward a number of traditions from england and a number of regulations, for instance prohibitions on travelling in populous areas goes back to the 14th century on the statute of northampton. america has a lwa ys statute of northampton. america has always had gun laws, they got more robust and stronger after the second amendment, but it is only in the last 25 to 30 years we have had this radical gun rights ideology which is essentially hijacked the second amendment, weaponised it and turned it into a bumper sticker and a slogan so you just hear people spoke the words second amendment and it is meant to close down discussion. the s

soldiers who served at the little bighorn, army veterans themselves who came to standing rock to apologize to lakota elders for the role of their ancestors in the indian wars. and i discuss this in my book as well. to me, that's the most profound thing that came out of standing rock, and one of the most profound things that's happened in terms of, you know, the cause of the ongoing conflict between the red and white man in this country. and i think it opens the door on reconcile ising our meaning -- america's original sin which is the trawl of native americans. it happened at standing rock, i think that means a lot. that's where this story starts and ends. >> right over here. >> while you're near georgia, you might want to -- here in georgia, you might want to take a look at the cherokee, they won a supreme court decision that said they could keep their land, and we took it all away from them. >> yeah, another really sad story. but i do think, again, back to thisser ceremony in standing ro, in 2016 i think the door is now open on healing this rift. you know, we are all blood brothers in terms of this shared bloody history that we have. and sisters too

indian country. as tribes face severe housing shortages, close family ties result in overcrowding as family with other families. it has become instrumental in getting entire families into appropriately sized homes. with army infantry specialists, returning to his reservation in arizona. sharing one room with his girlfriend in six children. after receiving a hud voucher. his family now lives in a four bedroom apartment. most communities across the country showed a decline in veterans homelessness, sharp increases were in a few areas with extremely high housing costs needs and that led to the overall increase. based on the 2017 count veterans homelessness increased by 1.5% between 2016 and 17. but the larger story here is veterans homelessness has declined by historic 46% since 2010 and the results are largely due to the success of the hud program. perhaps one of the best examples of federal partnership. to the other hud and the va and us interagency council on homelessness implement a joint decisionmaking structure to administer programs and policies related to hud veterans homelessness. we have also jointly created a set of standards to evaluate whether communities have ended homelessness. since 2014 more

indian country. as tribes face short ajs, close family ties often result in overcrowding as families live with other families. the tribal hud program has become instrumental in getting entire families into appropriately sized homes. when army infantry specialist jeremiah miguel returned to his reservation in arizona, he found himself sharing with his girlfriend and six children. his family now lives in a four bedroom apartment. while most communities showed a decline in veteran homelessness, sharp increases were in a few areas with extremely high housing cost needs that led to the overall increase. based on the count, it increased by 1.5% between 2016 and 17. the larger story sheer that veterans homelessness declined by historic 46% since 2010 and the results are largely due to the success of the hud program. perhaps one of the best examples. on homelessness, they implemented a struck tower administer the programs and policies related to hud veteran's homelessness. we jointly created a set of standards to evaluate if they ended homelessness and since 2014, more than 880 state and local officials have set the goal of ending veteran's homelessness and as of january 11th, 60 communities across 30 states have achieved this goa